Chīc'eo-ry, n.

n. [Fr. chicorée, It. cicória, cicórea, Lat. cichorium, Gr. κιχώριον.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cichorium, or succory. C. Intybus, or wild chicory, is extensively cultivated and used for adulterating coffee, the roots being dried, roasted, and ground with the coffee-bean. C. Endivia is used as a salad. Baird.